Re: ? RE: ECM guitarists?

The trio-album with Vitous and DeJohnette indeed is fantastic.
Rypdal was one of the early guys experimenting with a guitar synth.
And I think he did very well with it.
I love those spheric sounds flying in the skies and
bass and drums providing a cool rythm carpet.
Christo
www.christojota.de
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl Shawn" <highhorse@mhorse.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: ? RE: ECM guitarists?
> Thanks for all the replies on this thread - I've been checking out a lot
> of stuff this week as I've always loved ECM but wasn't so aware of a
> couple of the names.
>
> The first Rypdal I tried out was Odyssey, which was well-recommended
> online as one of his best. I HATED it - masturbatory was the kindest
> word I could think of. But then I tried the trio w/Miroslav Vitous and
> DeJohnette, and have been listening to it several times a day for the
> last three days, I absolutely love it. Beautiful and moving music.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
> > Terje Rypdal is another ambient GOD, capable of really
> > straight-forward, gut-wrenching beauty, yet still sound ethereal and
> > other-worldly. His catalog is huge though and you should find a way
> > to browse to find which of his vast output you personally like. -m
>
>